Hundreds join night walk for cancer research

Andrea Corkhill (left) was joined by her sister Lindsey Moore

Hundreds of people donned fairy lights for a walk through Southampton city centre to raise money for cancer research.

The Shine Night Walk saw 1,500 cancer survivors, researchers and people who have lost loved ones to the disease, dressed up in lights, tutus and flashing headbands.

Walkers began at 19:00 BST in Guildhall Square, passing Bargate, St Mary's Stadium and Watergate, covering 6.2 miles (10km).

Organiser Cancer Research UK said the event raised more than £170,000 for medical research.

The walk began in Guildhall Square

Andrea Corkhill, who leads cancer trials at the Cancer Research UK Southampton Clinical Trials Unit, sounded the starting claxon.

She was joined by her sister Lindsey Moore, from Basingstoke, who is marking the end of two years of treatment for breast cancer.

Ms Moore said: "When you get a diagnosis, it's completely scary and tips your world.

"The support of friends and family and knowing that drugs are being developed to get you through cancer is so important."

Lynne Dunne was part of a team of 11 walking in memory of her niece and uncle.

She said: "We've raised £8,000 towards research into the disease and we hope that doing this for them is something that would make them proud and can help others facing cancer."